News
18.5.2010
Welcome to “The Future of Productivity”.
AAC Global is participating as a partner in Microsoft’s digital 2010- online launch event, which opens today entitled: The Future of Productivity. AAC is presenting its new services: AAC Language tools, TimeTaming 2.0 and Web & Software Localization. Although this event has been localized for the Finnish market, AAC’s Language Tools video presentation is in English. Some 40 000 visitors are expected to visit this virtual event. Check it out @ www.office.fi
You can also view our TimeTaming 2.0 video on Youtube (in Finnish):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RG0id6p_E
For more information, please contact:
Teemu Kujala
AAC Global
Senior Sales Manager, Social Psychologist
Blended learning solutions
Mobile +358 40 5433000
teemu.kujala@aacglobal.com
30.3.2010
AAC Global appoints new MD for Finnish operations
AAC Global Oy has appointed Harri Palviainen, 42 to the position of Managing Director, Finland. Palviainen will be responsible for the operations in Finland as well as the operations of AAC Global’s Russian office. Palviainen will be a member of AAC Global’s International Management Team and report to Tuomo Räsänen, COO Language Services, Sanoma Learning & Literature. Harri Palviainen has previous experience in software and service business operations. His most recent position was Executive Vice President Europe, Deputy CEO of Comptel Oyj.
“Harri Palviainen is an experienced leader, who will bring valuable know-how to the process of growing our business. He also has solid competence in the area of key account work, which has always been central to AAC Global’s strategy. I believe his international work experience will also be a strong asset, as we take our next step in growing our business abroad,” Tuomo Räsänen remarks.
“I firmly believe that the demand for AAC Global’s strong service offering will continue to grow as we focus on meeting customers’ increasing needs. This, together with strong parent company support, provides excellent preconditions for future growth in my opinion. These factors were certainly compelling in my decision to take on this new career challenge,” says Palviainen.
Palviainen will start in his position on 6 April 2010 and be located at AAC Global’s Helsinki offices in both Herttoniemi and Ludviginkatu.
For more information, please contact:
Tuomo Räsänen, tel. +358 40 718 2840
Harri Palviainen, tel. + 358 500 967 744
15.3.2010
AAC Global expands operations to China
AAC Global Oy, a Sanoma company, is expanding its operations to China and has opened an office in Shanghai during March 2010. The China office will offer the same globalization services to clients as AAC Global's other offices currently provide in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the UK and Russia.
During the initial phase, the core focus will be on the translation and localization unit, which has been established in cooperation with AAC Global’s long-term Chinese partner, Boffin Technologies. Training and competence development, digital training solutions and documentation services will be provided to customers on a project basis.
AAC Global’s strategic goal is to become one of the leading players of globalization services in the B-to-B sector, and in particular to support our key Nordic customers in their internationalization efforts. China constitutes a strong growth area for our customers, which is why there has been positive pressure on us to extend our services there," reports Tuomo Räsänen, AAC Global’s Chairman of the Board.
Contact info in China:
AAC Global China
FinChi Innovation Centre Rom 402. #2 Building
690 Bibo Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
Shanghai 201203, China
For more information, please contact:
Tuomo Räsänen:
AAC Global
Chairman of the Board,
Tuomo.Rasanen@sanoma-ll.com
+358-40-718 2840
Jyrki Harkko:
AAC Global
Customer Service Director, Translation & Localization
Jyrki.Harkko@aacglobal.com
+358-050-5262220
AAC Global is the leading provider of globalization services in the Nordic markets. We actively support our customers in their competence and communication challenges in multilingual and global business environments. Our comprehensive portfolio of globalization services include translation, localisation, terminology management, documentation services as well as training in languages, communication and international management skills.
3.2.2010
AAC Global HQ moves to Sanoma HQ location
Please note that, effective 1 March, 2010, AAC Global’s headquarters in Helsinki will move to a new office premises located in our Sanoma parent company head office:
Ludviginkatu 6-8, 5th floor
00130 Helsinki
No other contact information has changed and business will continue as usual!
For further information, please contact us at:
info@aacglobal.com
Tel: +358 9 4766 7800
We look forward to seeing you in the heart of Helsinki.
Map link:
http://kartat.eniro.fi/m/MNzTn
AAC Global is the leading provider of globalization services in the Nordic markets. Our comprehensive portfolio of globalization services include translation, localisation, terminology management, documentation services as well as training in languages, communication and international management skills. AAC Global is part of the Sanoma Group, a strong European media group operating in diverse fields of media in 20 countries.
29.1.2010
AAC Global and Auralog to cooperate on online language learning solutions
AAC Global has launched extensive international cooperation with Auralog. Established in 1987, Auralog is an international company specialized in online language learning solutions. Their Tell Me More product range has more than 3 million users worldwide. Auralog systematically invests in the product development of content and technical solutions.
The cooperation began in the fall of 2009, and in the first phase, AAC is utilizing Auralog’s Tell Me More online resources as a part of its training solutions. In the next phases of the cooperation, as an expert in translation and localization, AAC will be involved in localizing the new Tell Me More products.
The versatile Tell Me More courses have won international awards and achieved great success by combining extensive language content, student-specific learning paths, and advanced technology (such as speech recognition).
In AAC’s Tell Me More solutions, online learning and tutoring are combined into a multiform training course in a network environment. Each option includes a 12-month license for the online course in the selected language.
By integrating online learning with various tutoring options, learning targets can be reached even more efficiently. The tutoring, coaching, and virtual training associated with online courses are always handled by AAC’s own language trainers, trained specifically in online tutoring and virtual training.
AAC’s Tell Me More solutions are currently available in the following languages:
- English (American or British English)
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Dutch
The learning content contains over 2,000 hours of study time. Each course includes an integrated test and a needs analysis for determining a personal study path for each student. The cooperation also offers the chance to include AAC’s customer- and industry-specific language contents as modules in the customized Tell Me More solutions.
For further information, please contact:
Roland Juthman, Manager, Concept & Content Development
Roland.Juthman@aacglobal.com, tel: +358 40 826 0403
Kalle Lappalainen, Vice President, Competence Development
Kalle.Lappalainen@aacglobal.com, tel:+358 40 513 016
15.09.2009
AAC Global Oy and PROMT Russia join forces in the area of machine translation
AAC Global and PROMT Russia will start actively integrating Promt Machine Translation software with AAC Multilingual Desktop, AAC Global’s corporate solution. This solution is designed to improve multilingual communications throughout the organizations of AAC’s customers. As part of the cooperation, AAC will be a reseller of Promt Machine Translation software in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the United Kingdom.
Machine translation is one of the fastest growing language technologies, used both in daily business communication and in the production of multiple language versions of large-volume product documentation. This new technology creates significant benefits when the software is tailored to include accurate terminology, translation memory data, and post-editing of texts by qualified translation professionals.
For several years, AAC has delivered terminology work and terminology management tools that effectively unify and distribute key terminology to both internal and external communications. This service can now be used to fine-tune and enhance the results of machine translation.
“AAC has a strong track-record in introducing and developing corporate language services to its customers in the Nordic region,” says Marko Alatalo, R&D director at AAC. “This cooperation will further enhance our offering by integrating leading Machine Translation technology to our customers’ desktops and service processes. We also share a vision where the recent development of Machine Translation will enhance daily, informal corporate communication in a global environment.”
“Nowadays PROMT automated translation solutions are being used successfully in more than 10,000 companies all around the globe,” says Svetlana Sokolova, CEO of PROMT. “They enable users to optimize: the translation process of documents and analytic information, corporate communications, and communication with foreign customers and partners. Up-to-date machine translation features that are implemented in PROMT automated translation solutions will be available now for users in Scandinavia and Great Britain thanks to the partnership with AAC Global. These features allow resources to be deployed efficiently for every translation task.”
In this new cooperation, PROMT is responsible for developing and maintaining the @promt product family and AAC will be responsible for implementing company terminology and post editing of the documents. AAC Global’s mission is to help its customers get their strategic messages across in all areas of multilingual communications.
About AAC Global
AAC Global is the leading provider of globalization services in the Nordic markets. AAC actively supports its customers in their competence and communication challenges in multilingual and global business environments. Our comprehensive portfolio of globalization services includes translation, localization, terminology management, documentation services as well as training in languages, communication and international management skills. AAC is part of Sanoma Group, the leading media group in the Nordic region.
www.aacglobal.com, www.sanoma.com
About PROMT Russia
PROMT is a world leading provider of automated translation software. It develops solutions that enable companies worldwide to cooperate and communicate easily, and to process multilingual information effectively. PROMT was founded in 1991 in St. Petersburg, Russia. PROMT in brief:
- 18 years of experience in successful product development
- 200+ employees
- 7 European languages, 25 translation directions, more than 150 topic-specific dictionaries
- 4 offices in Russia (St. Petersburg, Moscow), Germany (Hamburg), USA (San-Francisco)
- More than 10,000 corporate clients worldwide
- Selected number one by users and leading industry experts.
www.promt.com
For further information, please contact:
Johanna Martola, Product Manager, AAC Global Oy
Johanna.Martola@aacglobal.com tel. +358 40 5083750
Alexey Lyapunov, International Channel Manager, Promt Russia
Alexey.Lyapunov@promt.ru tel. +7 921 307 7947
20.8.2009
Outsourcing deal for translation and localization strengthens cooperation between Metso Paper and AAC Global
AAC Global Oy, a Sanoma Group company, and Metso's Paper Machines unit in Jyväskylä have agreed on the outsourcing of the unit's translation and localization team.
With the transfer of these operations, three employees from Metso's Paper Machines unit in Jyväskylä will be joining AAC Global. The long-term co-operation between Metso and AAC Global will become even deeper and as of August 1, 2009, a considerable part of the Paper Machine unit's translation and localization services will be managed by AAC Global.
"Profound knowledge of the customer's processes is extremely important for a translation and localization service provider. It is also our goal to invest in similar outsourcing solutions in the future, allowing our clients to focus on their core business. We are expecting a substantial growth in business with Metso," says Lassi Tolonen, Sales Director for AAC Global.
"The global economy drives companies to continuously streamline their operations and seek the best solutions for meeting future challenges. For Metso, a strong and constantly developing partner in translation and localization is a must for ensuring a high-standard delivery process. We invited tenders from a number of service providers last spring, and AAC Global clearly stood out from the competition," says Ari Linsuri from Metso's Paper Machines unit.
For further information, please contact:
Lassi Tolonen, Sales Director
lassi.tolonen@aacglobal.com, tel. + 358 40 523 0041
Timo Kauppinen, Key Account Manager for Metso
timo.kauppinen@aacglobal.com, tel. + 358 40 569 5955
Ari Linsuri, General Manager, Technical Department, Paper and Board Machines, Metso Paper
ari.linsuri@metso.com, tel. + 358 40 515 0967
14.1.2009
Itella and AAC Global sign cooperation agreement
Itella Corporation and AAC Global signed a three-year cooperation agreement for multilingual communication services effective January 1, 2009. The agreement covers language training and cultural and communication training, translation and localization services and development of content for an Itella term bank. The agreement extends to all 10 countries were Itella operates.
Itella Corporation (formerly Finland Post Corporation) operates in the mail communication, information logistics and material logistics sectors and provides services in ten Northern European countries. Itella is fully owned by the Finnish state and its net sales in 2007 were EUR 1,688 million. International business accounts for 25% of net sales.
12.12.2008
Jonas Dahlqvist, new Managing Director of AAC Global AB (previously Interverbum)
Jonas Dahlqvist took office as Managing Director for AAC Global’s Swedish subsidiary on November 11. He was most currently employed as a sales manager at Liber. Besides the three Swedish offices he will be responsible for the London office as well.
“I look forward to guiding AAC Global Sweden through this exciting market. I will start by drawing upon our existing sales and production organizations to develop a common sales organization for all of AAC Global AB,” says Dahlqvist and then adds that a great deal of effort will be put into integrating the new sales organization with other companies in the AAC Global Group.
Dahlqvist has held both operative and executive positions in management consulting and sales. With a degree in business economics and management, Jonas also holds a doctorate in industrial marketing from Uppsala University.
“With his experience in economics and sales, Jonas will be a valuable addition to the expertise that already exists within AAC Global,” says Tommy Tengvall, Vice Managing Director of AAC Global AB.
“Jonas Dahlqvist is taking over at a point when AAC Global Sweden must focus on expanding its business and integrating it with the rest of the Group. With his background, I’m sure he will be instrumental in this process,” says Tuomo Räsänen, Chairman of AAC Global Oy. “Jonas and I have previously collaborated on similar assignments. This facilitates communication and makes it easier to get things done,” Tuomo adds.
AAC Global helps companies relay their message to strategic target groups in multiple languages and culturally diverse environments. The company offers translation and localization services, terminology management and training in languages and business communication.
AAC Global has seen strong growth in previous years and at present, the company has nearly 600 employees. The acquisition of Interverbum last August was the third in just one year and was preceded by the acquisitions of Finnish translation company, Valtasana, and of Sweden’s The Works AB, a company specialized in multi-language business communication and training in language, rhetoric and presentation techniques.
AAC Global, the leading provider of globalization services in Nordic markets, is part of Finland’s Sanoma Group. The company has three offices in Sweden, nine in Finland and one office in each of the following cities: Copenhagen, London and St. Petersburg.
In the area of communications, Sanoma runs a wide range of business activities in over 20 European countries and is the Nordic region’s leading media group.
7.8.2008
AAC Global acquires Interverbum
AAC Global, the Nordic supplier of language services and a SanomaWSOY Group company, has acquired Interverbum AB, Interverbum Localisation AB and Interverbum UK Ltd, members of the Swedish Interverbum Group, which specialises in translation, localisation and language training services. In 2007, the companies to be acquired had net sales totalling EUR 8.9 million and 66 employees. The acquired companies will be consolidated as part of the AAC Global AB business from August 7, 2008.
AAC Global’s target is to grow into the leading provider of competence and communication services in the Nordic countries and Eastern Europe, in order to support customers in their increasingly multilingual and multicultural business environments. The SanomaWSOY Group will invest in its multilingual communication business area as the challenges and opportunities of globalisation increase.
Interverbum is one of the leading language service companies in the Nordic market with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen and London. Its extensive service portfolio includes translation and localisation services, term management services, and language training.
"AAC Global has experienced strong growth and an increasing international focus during recent years. This acquisition is the third for AAC Global within just over a year. The integrated language service model that the company provides for its customers has been an excellent response to the customers’ needs. Interverbum’s strong foothold in the Nordic countries, particularly in Sweden and Denmark, will both strengthen our position in Northern Europe and open new possibilities for serving our Nordic key customers even better," says Janne Nevasuo, CEO of AAC Global.
"Today, Interverbum is the leading provider of translation and localisation services in Sweden. We have successfully developed our sector-specific specialisation, in particular in the medical, manufacturing, IT and telecom as well as the EU and the public sector, in order to respond to the multilingual needs of our customers. Joining the rapidly growing AAC Global Group will create a great opportunity to provide our customers with a comprehensive range of services. Resources invested by our new owner in developing multilingual competence and communication services will also open new avenues for Interverbum’s competent staff," says Bengt Sjögren, CEO of Interverbum.
For further information, please contact:
Tuomo Räsänen, Chairman of the Board, AAC Global
tel. +358 40 718 2840
Janne Nevasuo CEO, AAC Global
tel. +358 400 303 776
Bengt Sjögren, CEO, Interverbum
tel. +46 8 457 8888
AAC Global supports its customers in their competence and communication challenges in multilingual and multicultural business environments. Our comprehensive services range from language and communication skills training to managerial skills coaching, translation, localisation and term management services, documentation and digital communication solutions.
29.02.2008
AAC Noodi and Valtasana join forces
The Helsinki-based translation company Valtasana Oy will transfer its operations to AAC Noodi Oy as of 1 March 2008. All of Valtasana's seven employees will continue on at AAC Noodi Oy as established employees and will move to AAC Noodi's premises in Herttoniemi. Terhi Vartia, Managing Director of Valtasana, will be appointed as a member of the AAC Noodi management team from 1 March 2008. As a result of this merger AAC Noodi Oy will also assume liability for Valtasana's customer contracts.
AAC Noodi's Managing Director Outi Niemensivu says that Valtasana's highly skilled staff will bring their excellent expertise to AAC Noodi. "Our business operations are growing rapidly, which is why we continually need proficient employees. Terhi Vartia and the rest of the Valtasana staff have precisely the expertise that we have been looking for. We believe that through the upgraded resources we will be able to provide Valtasana's customers with even better service."
According to Valtasana's Managing Director Terhi Vartia, this was the optimal time to merge with AAC Noodi. "The trend is clearly towards large and more efficient organisations also in the translation business. We are already familiar with AAC Noodi's staff and strengths. We are very enthusiastic about our future alliance with AAC Noodi."
For further information, please contact:
Managing Director Outi Niemensivu, AAC Noodi Oy,
tel. +358 50 321 7033
Managing Director Terhi Vartia, Valtasana Oy,
tel. +358 40 592 1407
14.9.2007
AAC Global and Kielikone launch the AAC MOT Gateway service
AAC Global and Kielikone will intensify their cooperation by introducing the AAC MOT Gateway service, designed to improve corporate multilingual communications. The service will target all current and prospective customers in Finland, the Baltic countries, Russia and the rest of Europe. Deliveries have already begun in Finland, and the first customers have acquired a group license in order to use the AAC MOT Gateway service. The unique service automatically integrates up-to-date corporate term bases with Kielikone's widely used MOT Dictionary software.
Previously it has been very laborious to seamlessly connect corporate term base updates as part of users' desktops. AAC MOT Gateway service enables the automatic publication and updating of these term bases for MOT Dictionary software for user laptops, workstations and mobile terminals. Thus users will always have access to up-to-date company-specific term bases and general dictionaries through a single user interface. Besides helping users to produce higher-quality multilingual communications, this will also increase efficiency as company-specific term bases give them access to term-related definitions, examples, etc.
MOT includes current multilingual, business-specific term bases, which will assist users in all situations related to multilingual communication and interaction, supporting writing, translating and understanding. The up-to-date term bases can quickly, easily and uniformly be used by different parts of an organization, including subcontractors and other interest groups.
In this new cooperation, Kielikone is responsible for developing and maintaining the MOT product family and fitting it to customer needs. The mission of AAC Global is to serve customers in all areas of multilingual communications and interaction, including customer-specific term base development and maintenance of the AAC TermTOOLS term bank. The jointly developed AAC MOT Gateway service will take ensure term base transfer and updating from the AAC TermTOOLS term base to the MOT Dictionary software located on the user desktop.
AAC Global Oy and Kielikone Oy are part of the Tekes-supported core group of the Finnish language technology cluster, which is developing world-class language technology solutions to meet the multilingual challenges of international companies. AAC Global's quality management has been audited and it complies with the requirements of the SFS-EN ISO 9001:2000 standard.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global
tel. +358 400 303 776
Mr. Arto Leinonen, Kielikone Oy
tel. +358 40 718 2151
Kielikone Oy is one of the leading software houses provided digital dictionary solutions and the market leader in Finland. Kielikone's extensive range of dictionaries comprises general, technical, business and other field-specific dictionaries from the world's leading dictionary publishers. In addition to digital dictionaries, machine translation and spell-checking software facilitate the everyday communications of Kielikone's customers. Kielikone's products and service are widely used by enterprises, educational institutions and private households alike.
31.8.2007
AAC Global acquires The WORKS, Sweden AB
AAC Global, Finland's leading multilingual communication service company and a member of the SanomaWSOY Group, has acquired the Sweden-based language service company The Works, Sweden AB. The company will be integrated with the business operations of AAC Global's Swedish subsidiary AAC Global AB.
Established in 2002, The Works, Sweden AB focuses on multilingual business communications, language, rhetoric and presentation training programs. The company's products and services utilise modern technology in the form of, e.g., online training and learncasting. The Works is one of the leading providers of language training services that caters solely to the business sector and provides training in Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg and throughout Sweden.
The selling parties are Mr. Richard Mose, founder of The Works, Sweden AB, and Code AB, an investment and consultancy company with a minority shareholding in the company. Richard Mose will continue in AAC Global AB's employ, assuming responsibility for AAC Global AB's training services.
"AAC Global has achieved strong growth in the past few years. There has been a clear demand for the comprehensive service we offer in the field of multilingual communications. The Works' business operations and the key employees responsible for their development will enhance our service capacity in Sweden, which is the core domestic market for many of our clients. The acquisition allows us to work together with several very exciting accounts comprising some of the largest companies in Sweden," says Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director for AAC Global.
"Thanks to our persistent efforts, The Works has successfully achieved a strong position as one of the leading language training service companies. Now we feel the time is ripe for us to accelerate our growth and expand our service range by joining forces with AAC Global, whose extensive service range and strong ownership will provide us with excellent opportunities for providing multilingual communications services to our clients," comments Richard Mose.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global
tel. +358 400 303 776
Mr. Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro
tel. +358 40 718 2840
Mr. Richard Mose, Managing Director
The Works, Sweden AB
tel. +46 70 714 3339
The WORKS was founded in 2002 and is a language and communication training company based in Stockholm but offering courses throughout Sweden. We provide one-to-one or small group training in English, Swedish, French, German and most other European and World languages. In addition, we are expert at providing training in presentations, presentation technique and rhetoric.
In 2006 we launched a revolutionary new method for practicing English language skills - learncasting. This combines our e-learning platform (PingPong) with the ease of use of the iPod - enabling users to listen and learn when and where they want to.
14.3.2007
AAC Global acquires Translation services company Noodi
AAC Global Oy, Finland's leading multilingual communications service company and a SanomaWSOY Group company has acquired Translation Services Noodi Oy. Noodi's net sales in 2006 were EUR 5.9 million and the company employs 44 people, all of whom will continue on as established employees.
Noodi is a Finnish technical communications service company providing translations, localization, documentation and corporate communications. Noodi's customer base includes several world leading IT and mobile communications firms as well as local public and EU organizations. The selling parties include Noodi's Managing Director and majority owner, Outi Niemensivu, as well as 15 key personnel with minority holdings, all of whom will continue in the company's employ.
The agreement implies that AAC Global will transfer all translation and localisation related businesses in Finland to the acquired company, which will operate under the name of AAC Noodi Oy. Outi Niemensivu has been appointed as the Managing Director of this company, as well as a member of AAC Global's General Management Team. Niemensivu will report to AAC Global's Managing Director, Janne Nevasuo.
"AAC Global has experienced exceptional growth during the last years. The comprehensive service we offer in the field of multilingual communication has clearly fulfilled our customers' needs. The Noodi acquisition will provide us with additional competence in handling large and demanding translation and localization projects. Noodi's international partner network will also contribute to improving our service offering," says Janne Nevasuo, AAC Global Managing Director.
"Noodi's long-term commitment to excellence has earned it a position as one of the leading translation agencies in Finland. We felt that now was the right time to take the next step and combine forces with AAC Global. AAC Global's extensive service offering and strong ownership will give us extraordinary possibilities to serve our customers in the best possible way in the field of multilingual communications," comments Outi Niemensivu, Noodi Managing Director.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global
tel. +358 400 303 776
Mr. Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro
tel. +358 40 718 2840
Ms. Outi Niemensivu, Managing Director,
Translation Services Noodi
tel. + 358 50 321 7033
27.11.2006
AAC Global to expand its operations Russia
AAC Global Oy, a SanomaWSOY group company, is establishing a subsidiary in Russia and will open its first office in the center of St Petersburg in January 2007. The subsidiary will offer the same multilingual communication services to companies as AAC Global's other offices in Finland and Sweden. Core services will include language and cultural training for companies as well as challenging translation, localization and terminology projects.
The target group during the first phase of the operation will be Nordic companies already established in Russia, as they have extensive training and translation needs in the area. A quickly growing local customer base will provide significant additional potential for the expansion of AAC?s services.
"The strategic goal of AAC Global is to become the leading provider of language services for companies in the Baltic area. We are particularly interested in supporting our key Nordic customers in their internationalization efforts. Russia, and the St Petersburg area in particular, constitutes a strong area of growth for our customers, which is why there has been positive pressure on us to extend our services to St Petersburg," says Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director of AAC Global Oy.
"Expanding AAC's operations to St Petersburg is a significant step also for WSOYpro. Our new AAC subsidiary and the infrastructure it offers will, in the future, create a platform from which WSOYpro can launch other products and services in the St Petersburg area, especially relating to corporate training," says Senior Vice President of WSOYpro, Tuomo Räsänen.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global
tel. +358 400 303 776
Mr. Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro
tel. +358 9 6168 3546, +358 40 718 2840
Mr. Mika Laitinen, Business Development Director, Russia, AAC Global,
tel. +358 40 826 0370
5.10.2006
AAC wins a significant translation and documentation contract
AAC Global Oy, which is part of WSOY's WSOYpro business, and Areva NP, a French-German company commissioned to supply a nuclear power plant for Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) in Finland, have signed an agreement according to which Areva NP will order the Finnish versions of the instructions and manuals related to the plant's commissioning, operation and safety regulations, including their publication and printing, from AAC Global.
The total value of the agreement will be several million euros.
"We understand this to be the largest single translation assignment ever ordered in Finland," says Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director of AAC Global Oy. "This agreement testifies to the quality of our service, which has now been tried and tested in a hard competitive bidding round. We are confident that the agreement will have significant reference value for us. In the future it will also open up interesting opportunities concerning other large-scale projects in the energy industry, both in Finland and internationally."
The scope of the order speaks for itself: the work is estimated to take some four years. There will be 25 to 45 full-time translators working at different stages of the project. A number of other professionals, such as specialists in multilingual documentation and project management will also be involved.
AAC and AREVA have also agreed on AAC's future role as the recommended supplier for any translations required by the subcontractors involved in the nuclear power plant construction project. AAC anticipates a significant increase in the number of new translation assignments.
"This agreement is important not only for AAC but also for WSOYpro. Our unit aims to see marked growth in the sale of major training, competence and communications solutions tailored to each customer, alongside more traditional information and training products. In this respect the agreement falls perfectly in line with our strategic goals," says Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President for WSOYpro.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global,
tel. +358 400 303 776
Mr. Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro,
tel. +358 9 6168 3546, +358 40 718 284
Ms. Taina Kuusisto, Key Account Manager, AAC Global,
tel. +358 40 508 6909
AREVA is a multinational energy industry group that offers technological solutions for CO2-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. Areva NP, a subsidiary of AREVA, focuses on the development and erection of nuclear power plants and research reactors, design and supply of instrumentation and control systems, nuclear services, modernization, heavy component manufacture, and the design and supply of fuel assemblies for many reactor designs.
15.2.2006
WSOY to acquire AAC Global
WSOY, part of the SanomaWSOY Group, today acquired a 51% shareholding in AAC Global Oy. At the same time, WSOY agreed to acquire the remaining 49% by 2009.
The acquisition includes AAC Global's Swedish subsidiary, AAC Global AB. AAC Global, Finland's leading provider of professional multilingual communication services, will be integrated as part of the WSOYpro business unit serving corporate customers.
“AAC Global is a fascinating and dynamic company whose services combine contents and the latest technology. As a provider of multilingual communication services, AAC has excellent opportunities for profitable growth. We can identify numerous opportunities for cooperation between AAC and WSOYpro with respect to both training services and content production,” explains Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro.
“This acquisition supports WSOY's strategy of focusing on not only actual publishing but also training, learning and information services,” says Jorma Kaimio, President of WSOY.
“AAC Global has for some time been contemplating broadening its ownership base in order to ensure its future growth and development. I am confident that in this respect WSOY is an ideal partner for AAC. AAC aims to further strengthen its position as the leading provider of multilingual communication solutions in Finland and neighbouring regions,” says Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director of AAC Global.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Tuomo Räsänen, Senior Vice President, WSOYpro,
tel. +358 9 6168 3546, +358 40 718 284
Mr. Janne Nevasuo, Managing Director, AAC Global,
tel. +358 400 303 776
Established in 1969, AAC Global Oy provides services ranging from language training, communication and cultural skill training and translation services to terminology management by company and industry. With a permanent staff of 120, AAC Global posted net sales of around EUR 13 million in 2005.
WSOY is Finland's leading book publisher and a significant European educational publisher.
9.4.2003
AAC Global wins an eLearning award
The winner of the eLearning competition organized by Finland's eLearning Center was announced at the eEemeli gala held at Aulanko in Hämeelinna on April 9, 2003. The winner was selected by the Chairman of the Jury, eLearning investigator Markku Markkula. The award for the best eLearning product was granted to AAC Global Oy's Meeting the Visitors Online. The winner received a check for EUR 5,000 and the eEemeli award, designed by Anna Turunen and Laura Lehenkari.
The winning program is a course in business English, which comprises language related to greeting and receiving corporate guests. The course is part of the Global Enterprise eLearning course series, which is designed to enhance and support classroom training and to encourage efficient distant learning. The course is targeted at people working in an international environment.
The theme of the 2003 competition was experiential learning. Almost 30 Finnish eLearning products related to personnel, customer or product training were entered in the competition.
The jury comprised of experts short-listed the following five products for the final:
AAC Global Oy's Meeting the Visitors Online, Finnair Oyj's route reporting system start-up training program, Everscreen Oy's Occupational guidance for storemen educational program, Divace Oy's Campiaza and Tampere Polytechnic eAcademy Online's Click´n Learn
The jury evaluated the products in terms of pedagogic useability, commercial potential, technical implementation, applicability to different learner groups and scalability for a variety of data terminals, as well as their interactive and experiential characteristics, creativity and novelty.
Chairman Markkula described the products entered in the competition as representing a wide range of fields from language software to in-house personnel and system training. Extremely simple solutions had been adopted to produce good and functional results.
Meeting the Visitors Online is functional, high-quality software that both engages and involves the learner and thus gives rise to new insights. Extremely motivating, the software offers flexible support for independent study as well as at educational institutions and the workplace. The product is highly interactive and contains a variety of elements that enhance learning.
Markkula says that while Finnish language training models are at the top of their class, even the largest companies in Finland are too small to be able to compete on their own and to achieve sufficient growth in the global market for language services. In addition to the existing contents and technologies, this expertise should be boosted by introducing new digitally supported types of service for language training and the utilization of language skills. In the eLearning investigator's report, Markkula suggests that comprehensive services in cross-cultural language training should be targeted as a spearhead area, with the public and private sectors assuming special responsibility for boosting the export of the services together.
Finland's eLearning Center organized the competition in cooperation with the Hämeenlinna Technology Centre, the city of Hämeelinna, Cooperative Bank of Hämeenlinna and the Virtaa Hämeeseeen project.
Finland's eLearning Center association is a nation-wide player in the eLearning sector. Founded in 2002, the association promotes the use, research and development of web-based training and digital educational solutions at enterprises, educational institutions and organizations. Its objectives are to create operational preconditions and to activate its members in developing and using high-quality web-based training solutions, as well as distributing them in both national and global markets. The association serves as an active cooperation forum for communities and people who implement, use and develop web-based training.
For further information, please contact:
Chairman, Ms Leena Vainio,
tel. +358 40 727 6601
Chairman of the Jury, Mr Markku Markkula,
tel. +358 50 462 2455
25.3.2003
AAC Global signs a localization agreement with Swedish ABB Robotics AB
ABB Automation Technologies, Robotics and AAC Global AB, the subsidiary of Finnish AAC Global Oy, have signed an agreement on translation services, the value of which is approximately 2 million euro. The agreement includes the localization of the interface of an evolving product as well as the related documentation, such as user guidelines and marketing material, to 15 languages. The agreement covers the period 2003-2004.
For further information, please contact:
Communications Manager Janne Lehtinen, AAC Global,
tel. +358 40 769 4057
ABB is the leading electricity and automation technology corporation, whose products, solutions and services improve the competitive edge of industrial and energy companies with a pro-environmental approach. ABB employs 139,000 people in over 100 countries.
AAC Global Oy optimizes its customers' multilingual communications processes. The company's services include terminology services, translation and localization, language training and cross-cultural communication training. In 2002 AAC Global employed approximately 130 people and its net sales totaled EUR 12.6 million.
3.9.2002
Fortum and AAC Global start a new kind of language cooperation
During the summer, energy company Fortum Group and language and communications service supplier AAC Global Oy signed a cooperation agreement according to which AAC will take the responsibility for all functions related to Fortum's language training and multilingual communications. These functions include, for instance, language training, translation and localization, as well as standardization and management of the terminology used by Fortum.
The purpose of the agreement is to reduce the costs related to Fortum's multilingual communications, standardize the company's communications on every level, as well as facilitate and speed up the localization of Fortum's products and related information in all market areas.
According to the agreement, AAC will employ five translators earlier employed by Fortum.
"The agreement, now made public, is a natural continuation to AAC and Fortum's fruitful cooperation that has lasted for years," comments Janne Nevasuo, AAC's CEO and majority owner. "I am confident that AAC can offer Fortum the best and most efficient language and communications-related solutions."
"We believe that this one-supplier system provides us with great business benefits. With its products and services, AAC meets all our needs and, in addition, can provide clear synergy benefits between language and communications training as well as term-management services and multilingual communications," states Marika Pajulahti, Senior Manager at Fortum.
"Problems with multilingual processes still gnaw at the business profits of most companies. But, when cost pressures increase, more and more companies detect this savings area as well. And, at the same time, companies realize that these processes do not constitute a minor savings area at all," Nevasuo adds.
For further information, please contact:
AAC Global Oy, Janne Nevasuo, CEO,
tel. +358 400 303 7776
Established in 1969, AAC Global Oy is the leading supplier of technology assisted language services in the Nordic countries. Utilizing the latest technology, AAC promotes language and communications-related skills and processes in its client companies and thus improves the customers' competitive edge on international markets. Services include language training, translation and localization services, cross-cultural and communication skills training and terminology services.
Fortum is one of the leading energy companies in the Nordic countries. Its business covers the entire energy chain, from production to refining, distribution and marketing, to energy-related engineering, as well as operation and maintenance. Fortum's main operation area is the Nordic countries. Fortum is the market leader in the production and marketing of high-quality pro-environmental oil products in the Baltic Rim. In electricity distribution and sales, and in power and heat generation, Fortum is one of the two largest companies in the Nordic market. In addition, Fortum has operations in other European countries and selected global markets. Overall, Fortum has a presence in some 30 countries. Fortum's customer range includes international oil companies, industrial companies, energy companies and private consumers. In 2001, Fortum's net sales totalled EUR 10.4 billion, and the average number of employees was 14,800. Fortum Corporation's shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges.